The Globe
by Terry Pratchett, Ian Stewart, Jack Cohen
Discworld (Imaginary place)FictionWizardsScientistsElves
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"In The Science of Discworld, the wizards of Unseen University unwittingly created Earth (aka Roundworld) and our universe. At the time, they were so concerned with the rules of this new universe that they overlooked its inhabitants completely. Now, they have finally noticed humanity. And humanity has company: Elves, who want very much to take over human society. In this second installment in the Science of Discworld miniseries, Terry Pratchett and acclaimed science writers Jack Cohen and Ian Stewart weave the history of the human mind, culture, language, art and science into a story in which the wizards compete with the elves for control of Roundworld and grapple with the nature of Good and Evil. All the while, the authors explore history as it is rewritten over and over, presenting a fascinating and brilliantly original view of the world we live in"--
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Discworld (Imaginary place)FictionWizardsScientistsElvesCosmology
About the authors
Terry Pratchett
28 April 1948 – 12 March 2015
Sir Terence David John Pratchett, OBE more commonly known as Terry Pratchett, was an English novelist, known for his frequently comical work in the fantasy genre. He is best-known for his popular and long-running Discworld series of comic fantasy novels. Pratchett's first novel, *The Carpet People*, was published in 1971, and since his first Discworld novel (*The Colour of Magic*) was published in 1983, he has written two books a year on average. Pratchett was the UK's best-selling author of the 1990s, and as of December 2007 had sold more than 55 million books worldwide, with translations made into 36 languages. He is currently the second most-read writer in the UK, and seventh most-r…
Ian Stewart
24 September 1945
Ian Nicholas Stewart FRS CMath FIMA is a British mathematician and a popular-science and science-fiction writer. He is Emeritus Professor of Mathematics at the University of Warwick, England. *--Wikipedia*
Jack Cohen
19 September 1933 – 6 May 2019
Jack Cohen, FRSB was a British reproductive biologist also known for his science books and involvement with science fiction. *--Wikipedia*
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